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BLOG BUILDING: Audio: Joe Lett and Tina Calder break down the essential building blocks needed for higher impact blogs.


CREATED IN BIRMINGHAM: Guardian award-winning blogger Pete Ashton's top tips on creating a weblog of true quality.


THE NEW JOHN PEELS: MP3 bloggers talk to Martin Vovk about their role in shaping the future of the music industry.


SLUGGER'S TOOL: The bloggers' collective that's unpicking the politics of Northern Ireland.


ARMY OF DAVIDS: How online journals are changing the world.


EVERYONE'S DOING IT: Who needs the broadcasters? Vanessa Craft delves into the world of vloggers who are enticing viewers to switch off their TV and log on.




Creative Commons


CREATIVE COMMONS: Video: Copyright nightmare or Creative Commonsense? Move over copyright it's a Creative Commons world.




Open-source coding


SHAREWARE: The connection between philosophy and new media computer development software is not an obvious one but, as new media guru Claire Lennon explains, without Darwin you wouldn't get as much out of your desktop...




Social networking


LOST IN SPACE: Whether you're a Belfast band or Strabane singer, the world can now hear your songs with Myspace. But a profile among popstars isn't a passport to fame.




Virtual worlds


SERIOUS VIRTUAL WORLDS: Virtual worlds are getting serious. 4Talent New Media correspondent Antonio Gould heads to a Coventry conference dedicated to exploring exactly where they're headed next.


WONDERFUL SECOND LIFE: Catherine Bray explores the double life of successful entrepreneur Simon Stevens - a Second Life celebrity who chooses to use a wheelchair in a virtual world.


CYBER PUNKS: Glasgow-based all girl indie quartet The Hedrons made web history last year, becoming the first ever British band to play a gig live in the online domain of Second Life.


OUT OF THIS WORLD: Traditional TV is colliding with online virtual worlds in a new service from Endemol and Electronic Arts.


IDEAL WORLD: How creative people can use virtual world Second Life to kickstart their career or showcase their talents.




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